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Letter: Letters : . . .

Published 21 March 1998

From Benjamin Doudney

Melbourne, Victoria

I was driving in Christchurch, New Zealand, one winter evening when I saw a
gothic-style building with a neon sign reading “Grim Restaurant”.

I remarked at the time that it seemed a strange name to attract diners, but
driving past in daylight hours the next day, revealed some malfunctioning
letters—the full name was “Grimsby’s Restaurant”.

Issue no. 2126 published 21 March 1998

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